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- Review by Madeline Mertz: The Ashes & The Star Cursed King by Carissa Broadbent
After the loss of her father at the end of the Kejari trials, Oraya questions herself and everything Following Rhain’s ascension to the throne, she must choose a side, the rebels still loyal to her father As I had loved the first book, I was delighted by the quick release of the second book, but nervous to see whether or not it would be as good as the first, and I was not disappointed. In fact, I think the plot was even better in this book since Oraya spends more time in court so we as
- The Tower by Lynn Hardaker
could tell a mean joke, i suppose in the end it was the terrible boredom of familiarity. the witch: i presence i felt just a little bit lovely. she loved to cook and i to eat; she sang like a thrush. i i knew the girl was lonely for company of her own age; it seemed an innocent enough spell but then, things d done and i didn’t mind, really. i could see that they also had much in common plus, i was happy for a bit of free time and it is rather nice in here with more voices filling this tower room. i do love
- Throwback Thursday: The Weirwood Woman by Matt Decker
First, Hannah's father, the village magistrate, presented her with two silver shillings—no small gift Hannah looked the right age for a blend of herbs Elizabeth made specifically for the newfound pains of "Would that I could cure you of your foolishness!" Elizabeth spat. "Would that I could cure your stubbornness!" Elizabeth said. "Would that I could cure your father of his doting ways," Elizabeth said, reluctantly taking the coins
- Throwback Thursday: Dishwater Dreaming, by Debbie Debby Zigenis-Lowery
Dare I hope? Once I caught the eye of a king. I shudder. How the thorns and branches of the wood Tore at my face and hands As I fled My own Father. I shall sneak into the orchard. Aye, when I am done. You can find her blogging at https://literatelives.wordpress.com/ or indulging in her favorite addiction
- Thorn, Petal, Vine by Stephanie Ascough
“I will pay whatever you ask.” Then one day her husband said, “I fear my poor mother is dying. I must go to her in the country. “Of course I will,” she said. “Now I bless you both.” And so she died. Stephanie Ascough is the author of A Land of Light and Shadow, an MG fantasy, and is working on too many
- Throwback Thursday: The Fairy Godmother by Judy Lunsford
She gathered a few and took them inside. There were many ways to use apples. She needed to gather some of the vegetables and herbs from her garden while he was away. Especially when it was filled with the wonderful aromas of fresh herbs drying in front of the kitchen When the time came, she gathered the things she needed and headed out to the young girl’s house. her.
- Wind Spell by Kristen Baum DeBeasi
hadn’t moved in, grandmother’s cottage was under construction and the disappeared had left only damp shadows But once again Once upon another time Memory failed and the forest shadows grew larger and toothier Choosing her path. Before If the girl in the red hood starts here she’ll never make it to the end of her story. Someone has to keep her eyes open, sings her grandmother to the day, to the night, to the wind spell
- Cinderella’s Hearth is Closing
For many years, I wrote about home keeping and gardening for a small weekly paper, and I enjoyed it. So I decided to bring some of that experience to The Fairy Tale Magazine through Cinderella’s Hearth I stick like super glue to relationships with people, but I need a lot of creative stimulation, and I , but I’ll be engaging in research and falling down rabbit holes, I hope! I’ll be sharing what I discover here on the blog, and I may even dabble in creative nonfiction and delve
- "When Rumpy Met Sally" by Steve Aultman
So, when I say “the king,” it will only be a shortcut, not an omission, and you will know that I am referring Now, Dusty was smartish, for a commoner, but he made a fateful error here. Do you see what I mean? She had kept her father’s tally books and accounts ever since her mother had died. She had done for her father’s household what he could not. Now Sally had not shared any of this with her father.
- CLASSIC Tales from Russia: The Wise Princess
"Has your father spoken an angry or an unkind word to you?" "How can I not be sad? Has your father spoken a cruel or an unkind word to you?" "How can I not be sad?" Have you heard from your father anything cruel or unpleasant?" "How can I not be sad? The King, my father, has ordered that I should be present at the review with you. Ivan-the-King's-Son answered: "I have come here of my own accord, and also because I can't help it.
- Throwback Thursday: The Hedge Witch by Lauren A. Mills
Her ragged breath, her aching head, No more could she endure. His gratitude he shyly showed By croaking rather low. When she awoke upon her bed, The dew upon the lawn, With fragrant herbs around her head- Her fever? She and her husband have a grown daughter. Lauren, a self-proclaimed Hedge Witch, grows herbs that go into her Faerie Botanica of healing teas and
- Throwback Thursday: The Last Star by Juliana Amir
She sat down and plunged in her bare feet with her gown gathered around her knees. She sighed. “Here I was about to pray upon the last star of the night for my freedom. I warn you.” The duckling flapped back into the shadows and stayed there. When he heard their tones crescendo, he paddled from the shadows.











